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This is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (administration number) and the second column counts individuals. For example, Koizumi Junichiro, is listed as the 56th individual to hold the position of prime minister, whilst his first cabinet is the 87th since Ito Hirobumi.

Names are given in the Japanese order (family name first).

- 		A# I# Name Took Office Left Office Party
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		1 1 Ito Hirobumi 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		2 2 Kuroda Kiyotaka 30 April 1888 25 October 1889 None
During this interval, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Sanjo Sanetomi concurrently held the post of prime minister.
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		3 3 Yamagata Aritomo 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		4 4 Matsukata Masayoshi 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		5 Ito Hirobumi, 2nd term 8 August 1892 31 August 1896 None
During this interval, Privy Council chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		6 Matsukata Masayoshi, 2nd term 18 September 1896 12 January 1898 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		7 Ito Hirobumi, 3rd term 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 None
- bgcolor=#EED8D2 		8 5 Okuma Shigenobu 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 Constitutional (Kenseito)
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		9 Yamagata Aritomo, 2nd term 8 November 1898 19 October 1900 None
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		10 Ito Hirobumi, 4th term 19 October 1900 10 May 1901 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
During this interval, Privy Council chairman Saionji Kinmochi was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		11 6 Katsura Taro 2 June 1901 7 January 1906 None
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		12 7 Saionji Kinmochi 7 January 1906 14 July 1908 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		13 Katsura Taro, 2nd term 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 None
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		14 Saionji Kinmochi, 2nd term 30 August 1911 21 December 1912 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		15 Katsura Taro, 3rd term 21 December 1912 20 February 1913 None
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		16 8 Yamamoto Gonnohyoe 20 February 1913 16 April 1914 Military
- bgcolor=#FFFFDD 		17 Okuma Shigenobu, 2nd term 16 April 1914 9 October 1916 Constitutional Nationalist
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		18 9 Terauchi Masatake 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 Military
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		19 10 Hara Takashi 29 September 1918 4 November 1921 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
During this interval, Foreign Affairs minister Uchida Yasuya was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		20 11 Takahashi Korekiyo 13 November 1921 12 June 1922 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		21 12 Kato Tomosaburo 12 June 1922 24 August 1923 Military
During this interval, Foreign Affairs minister Uchida Yasuya was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		22 Yamamoto Gonnohyoe, 2nd term 2 September 1923 7 January 1924 Military
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		23 13 Kiyoura Keigo 7 January 1924 11 June 1924 None
- bgcolor=#EED8D2 		24 14 Kato Takaaki 11 June 1924 28 January 1926 Constitutional (Kenseito)
During this interval, Home minister Wakatsuki Reijiro was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#EED8D2 		25 15 Wakatsuki Reijiro 30 January 1926 20 April 1927 Constitutional (Kenseito)
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		26 16 Tanaka Giichi 20 April 1927 2 July 1929 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
- bgcolor=#DDEBAB 		27 17 Hamaguchi Osachi 2 July 1929 14 April 1931 Constitutional Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEBAB 		28 Wakatsuki Reijiro, 2nd term 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 Constitutional Democratic
- bgcolor=#FFEECC 		29 18 Inukai Tsuyoshi 13 December 1931 16 May 1932 Constitutional (Seiyukai)
During this interval, Finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		30 19 Saito Makoto 26 May 1932 8 July 1934 Military
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		31 20 Okada Keisuke 8 July 1934 9 March 1936 Military
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		32 21 Hirota Koki 9 March 1936 2 February 1937 None
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		33 22 Hayashi Senjuro 2 February 1937 4 June 1937 Military
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		34 23 Prince Konoe Fumimaro 4 June 1937 5 January 1939 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		35 24 Hiranuma Kiichiro 5 January 1939 30 August 1939 None
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		36 25 Abe Nobuyuki 30 August 1939 16 January 1940 Military
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		37 26 Yonai Mitsumasa 16 January 1940 22 July 1940 Military
- bgcolor=#F9D9F9 		38 Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 2nd term 22 July 1940 18 July 1941 Imperial Rule
- bgcolor=#F9D9F9 		39 Prince Konoe Fumimaro, 3rd term 18 July 1941 18 October 1941 Imperial Rule
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		40 27 Tojo Hideki 18 October 1941 22 July 1944 Military
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		41 28 Koiso Kuniaki 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 Military
- bgcolor=#D5D5D5 		42 29 Suzuki Kantaro 7 April 1945 17 August 1945 Military
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		43 30 Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko 17 August 1945 9 October 1945 None
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE 		44 31 Shidehara Kijuro 9 October 1945 22 May 1946 None
- bgcolor=#D7D9EA 		45 32 Yoshida Shigeru 22 May 1946 24 May 1947 Liberal
- bgcolor=#FFE3E3 		46 33 Katayama Tetsu 24 May 1947 10 March 1948 Socialist
- bgcolor=#CCEEEE 		47 34 Ashida Hitoshi 10 March 1948 15 October 1948 Democratic
- bgcolor=#D7D9EA 		48 Yoshida Shigeru, 2nd term 15 October 1948 16 February 1949 Liberal
- bgcolor=#D7D9EA 		49 Yoshida Shigeru, 3rd term 16 February 1949 30 October 1952 Liberal
- bgcolor=#D7D9EA 		50 Yoshida Shigeru, 4th term 30 October 1952 21 May 1953 Liberal
- bgcolor=#D7D9EA 		51 Yoshida Shigeru, 5th term 21 May 1953 10 December 1954 Liberal
- bgcolor=#CCEEEE 		52 35 Hatoyama Ichirō 10 December 1954 19 March 1955 Democratic
- bgcolor=#CCEEEE 		53 Hatoyama Ichirō, 2nd term 19 March 1955 22 November 1955 Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		54 Hatoyama Ichirō, 3rd term 22 November 1955 23 December 1956 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		55 36 Ishibashi Tanzan 23 December 1956 25 February 1957 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		56 37 Kishi Nobusuke 25 February 1957 12 June 1958 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		57 Kishi Nobusuke, 2nd term 12 June 1958 19 July 1960 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		58 38 Ikeda Hayato 19 July 1960 8 December 1960 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		59 Ikeda Hayato, 2nd term 8 December 1960 9 December 1963 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		60 Ikeda Hayato, 3rd term 9 December 1963 9 November 1964 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		61 39 Sato Eisaku 9 November 1964 17 February 1967 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		62 Sato Eisaku, 2nd term 17 February 1967 14 January 1970 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		63 Sato Eisaku, 3rd term 14 January 1970 7 July 1972 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		64 40 Tanaka Kakuei 7 July 1972 22 December 1972 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		65 Tanaka Kakuei, 2nd term 22 December 1972 9 December 1974 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		66 41 Miki Takeo 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		67 42 Fukuda Takeo 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		68 43 Ohira Masayoshi 7 December 1978 9 November 1979 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		69 Ohira Masayoshi, 2nd term 9 November 1979 12 June 1980 Liberal Democratic
During this interval, Cabinet Secretariat chairman Masayoshi Ito was the interim prime minister.
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		70 44 Suzuki Zenko 17 July 1980 27 November 1982 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		71 45 Nakasone Yasuhiro 27 November 1982 27 December 1983 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		72 Nakasone Yasuhiro, 2nd term 27 December 1983 22 July 1986 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		73 Nakasone Yasuhiro, 3rd term 22 July 1986 6 November 1987 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		74 46 Takeshita Noboru 6 November 1987 3 June 1989 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		75 47 Uno Sosuke 3 June 1989 10 August 1989 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		76 48 Kaifu Toshiki 10 August 1989 28 February 1990 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		77 Kaifu Toshiki, 2nd term 28 February 1990 5 November 1991 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		78 49 Miyazawa Kiichi 5 November 1991 9 August 1993 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#EAD6EA 		79 50 Hosokawa Morihiro 9 August 1993 28 April 1994 Japan New
- bgcolor=#D5FFD5 		80 51 Hata Tsutomu 28 April 1994 30 June 1994 Renewal
- bgcolor=#FFE3E3 		81 52 Murayama Tomiichi 30 June 1994 11 January 1996 Social Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		82 53 Hashimoto Ryutaro 11 January 1996 7 November 1996 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		83 Hashimoto Ryutaro, 2nd term 7 November 1996 30 July 1998 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		84 54 Obuchi Keizo 30 July 1998 5 April 2000 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		85 55 Mori Yoshiro 5 April 2000 4 July 2000 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		86 Mori Yoshiro, 2nd term 4 July 2000 26 April 2001 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		87 56 Koizumi Junichiro 26 April 2001 19 November 2003 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		88 Koizumi Junichiro, 2nd term 19 November 2003 21 September 2005 Liberal Democratic
- bgcolor=#DDEEFF 		89 Koizumi Junichiro, 3rd term 21 September 2005 (present) Liberal Democratic

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